Fears over China’s access to genetic data of UK citizens
Biobank urged to review transfer of information for medical research
‘I am, in fact, a person’: can artificial intelligence ever be sentient?
Controversy over Google’s AI program is raising questions about just how powerful it is. Is it even safe? By Amelia Tait
‘Magic bookmark’ revealed as key to augmented reality books
Scientists have revealed their latest work on hardware that can supply the kind of background information, familiar with ebooks, for paper volumes
The big idea: are we living in a simulation?
Could the universe be an elaborate game constructed by bored aliens?
Siri or Skynet? How to separate AI fact from fiction
Determining the way artificial intelligence is used and governed will be one of the century’s key political battlegrounds. Here’s what everyone needs to know
‘Science superpower’ plan risks making UK bureaucracy superpower, says peer
Author of Lords report says government’s approach ‘feels like setting off on a marathon with your shoelaces tied together’
Has the Covid pandemic caused an increase in shortsightedness in children?
Myopia is rising in children but experts say focus should be on spending time outdoors rather than reducing screen time
‘Reality is scary’: climate culture war heats up for UK meteorologists
TV forecasters have been targeted by climate deniers during recent extreme temperatures
Suzanne Daveau review – intimate, sparkling portrait of an astonishing career
The vibrant 97-year-old geographer sparkles as she discusses love, life and her groundbreaking research
Can artificial intelligence really help us talk to the animals?
A California-based organisation wants to harness the power of machine learning to decode communication across the entire animal kingdom. But the project has its doubters
Stick-on ultrasound patch hailed as revolution in medical imaging
Wearable technology can scan a person’s insides for up to 48 hours as they go about their daily life
DeepMind uncovers structure of 200m proteins in scientific leap forward
Success of AlphaFold program could have huge impact on global problems such as famine and disease
If our datacentres cannot take the heat, the UK could really go off the rails
It is understandable that railway infrastructure could not cope with last week’s temperatures, but why did Google and Oracle’s facilities go offline?
Cyril Smith obituary
Other lives: Biophysicist and early researcher in bioelectromagnetics, which enabled the diagnosis of electrosensitive patients
Explorer review – Ranulph Fiennes on frostbite, family and James Bond
Documentary about the great explorer is a white-knuckle ride that brings him to the brink of introspection